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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-07-14

tory, CRITICISM, ana tne MS
tory of literature. His
"History of the American
People," "Tales of the
Pathfinders," and "Stories
from the Dictionary" are
very popular. He was the
originator and is the secre-
taiy of the Longfellow
Memorial Association, and
is prominent in educational
and philsnthropic work.
Mr.. Gilman Is q man of
vigorous physique, nearly
isx feet in height, and Is
known in Cambridge as an
ardent tricycler. His de-
lightful home is close by
the Washington elm, q
stones throw from the
annex, and his library is q
centre from which a broad
and liberal influence in the
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-07-14

xuranie d Montague wss sseking hus-
bsPd wisA m6ny. 0ps day shs heard =
sna ssy t6ss e = ~ .'.|. e:wl :. ;,. H;..ss.isd In
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BosroN, MASS.
boy Of mine who seems to have mania for
inventing and telling whoppers?
Maternal ANCESTOR.
This Is q serious case. II not checked the
boy may develop into second Munchausen
or even become . Boston editor. We REQ
ommend an application Of strap oil, well
rubbed in. II that fails try "Rough on
Rats" w. 81. 8.
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TIPPU TIB.
THE POWER AND ENTERPRTsEs OF
THE RICHEST MAN IN AFRICA.

A Man Of Negro and Arab Blood who
Controls the Ivory Production Of Central
Africa-The Barbaric state in which He
IAves-A Formidable Army Of Slaves.
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Dies MorNEs, La.
Dear Ssr: Our Shakespeare club has been
discussing the Question: "Is OThello an
Irish name?' By giving US your views you
will greatly oblige. SEVERAL MEMBERs.
From investigations lately made by Mr..
Igpatius Donnelly, Q noted Shakspearean
cipherer, II appears that this name is not
Irish. As originally written by Mr.. Bacon
II contained no apostrophe, which must have
been inserted by later hand.
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CHowHEaAN, N. H.
Dear &ir: What is the first thing raised
this spring7 7. H.
It depends upon the locality. In some
parts Of Ireland the first thing raised is
row, but in America the window is raised as
soon a. II il warm enough.
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OSHKOSH, Wis.
Deer Sir: How can q mustache be re-
moved from q brunette's hpsP Also please
explain the difference between the Mikado
Of Japan and the Tycoon, respecting their
official duties. Yours truly, JAP.
~ Have the brunette's mother open the
door ct the moment of application. This
was never known to fail to remove any mus
tache, no matter how long standing the man
who owns it may have been.
(0 The Mikado is leading character in
the opera of that name. His duties are to
carry big fan and sing about his object all
sublime. The Tycoon is the national hang
man of Japan, SO called because negro was
always imported from Africa for the office.
The original spelling is tie-coon, which Is
selfexplanatory.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18
Interstate Act.

ST. PAUL MISs., September THE
Inierttate Commerce Commissioners
held \ brief Gession At the Cham.
her oi Commerce Thursdsy. The
clso under constellation Grote ont OF
the complaint Of the Manksto Bubi.
ness Mems Asiociaiion against the
minneapolis aud ~. Louis railroad, 10
the Ice, that the rates bstweer NJ in-
kato aud Ohioigo we're not reason.
able ~hea compared with those be-
tween the twin cities and Chicago.
Senator 4 81 Pope represented the
busin,ss men, and Mr.. Truesdale,
counsel for tho Minneapolis and 81.
Louir, looked alter the Interest OF
the % ID. Tue session only lasted sbout
rail- an hour. ]. n. Hsnley, rifle
mapagrr Of the defendant read, " .
the only witness examined. He tee.
uhed that In d,tsrminipg wns, we're
reasonable rites be,wesn Manka o
aud Chicago. and the twin elites aud
Chicago, he would think II right
10 take the relative sls'e OF y c places
and the volume a basinets d1t into
consideration. lie also e.id that he
thought the rates between Des No mes
and Gregg Ought TO be lees than
thu when prevailed betwto1 81.
Paul aud Chicago lie added that
tho iatea wBre controlled 10 some en-
tent By lake competition.
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MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL-..SUNUAY, SEPTEMBER IL. 1881

mind q little passage ct arms he had
with q Mr.. Levy when they were
having . joint discussion before an
audience Of negroes. Levy accused
the Captain Of owning slaves before
the war. "Yes,' said the Captain,
II did; but no one can say that my
father ever sold . slave or bought
one. No dealer could sell him a
slave for 25 cents or buy one Of him
for $4,000. As to the gentleman
who has Just addressed you (Levy)
not one OF you but would have kicked
IL I'd asked you to wait on him at
dinner before the war"
However, that is all past and gone.
Weeks and Levy are firm friends
now, and the latter is one Of the
Captains boDdsmen.
The captain then reminded Col.
Tom of an Grafton on Lincoln, deliv-
cred before a black audience at Gal
weston, where the colonel had waxed
so eloquent in his description OF the
r>artyred President, looking down
upon the race he freed, that when
he: rose on tiptoe, with his arms ex-
tended toward the ceiling, the en-
tire audience did the same. They
expected old Abe to come down
through the roof,
At this praise Col. Tom blushed,
and it was time for everybody to go
home.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18
WAITS LAnRuT RoD AMI
M L8Yu,

We hunted all that bright May day;
Ap a., T nn, SSls p y. ~ Say;
For 10 my heart this.wsary chime
VI words rnpE on In ceascless time,
Had been FREQ and thou been truei'
Ny thoughts turned back, for all before
Was siokening and the ready clew
or memory teised rstraoed once more
Days bright and sweet. hopes false and
How many days mere bright. more sweet,
How may hopes more Just, moro mest,
Had ben free an thou been trusi"
Days whom by all eur telltals court
Ny love was bruited, and thy hue
Deepened a shade while In bold sport
The stolen token forth drew,
Flashing the tablet and the chain
Before halt angry eyes. U vain
"Had bten free and thou been true 1"
Back 10 that gay and CHASTITY hunti
To deeper shade the king withdrew
And rested there. ~ was hi wont,
Surrounded by the 'ourtier crew.
Each other heart leaped 10 tho wine;
Gee heavy thought lay still on mine,
"Hsd b en- free AID thou been true 4"
The King sat still. the meal was done.
Ar d silent every mocker grew,-
IL came. the sign, that thudds ing gun
Uprose the king full In my view;
Ills done. Up, follow We the sport"
| murmursd. while my breath grew shsrt,
Had been Tree and thou been trusH
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pretty sum. The prospects are that
the remaining four months will swell
the total draft upon the accumula-
tons OF the good people Of this coun-
try TO the OK tent OF at least $l0O,OOO,-
900. This problem in our social econo-
my is becoming more and more serious
Fire underwriters, who aremade to re-
alize very foroibly that this loss comes
out Of some one, have endeavored in
recent years TO get the President to
call attention 10 this terrible waste
OF labor and resource 10 his annual
message, but the recommendation
has not been considered OF sufficient
importance. Perhaps the Presi-
dent ID waiting until this an
nual bill Of carelessness and
criminality shall foot up $780,
100000. The public mind needs
TO be thoroughly aroused To the
loss Of wealth which this country
is suffering, which no other nation
ever suffered, and few emphatic
words In the forthcoming message TO
Congress would 40 far toward awak-
ening such concern as should be
properly manifested. A great pro-
portion Of the Gre loss can DO obvlat-
ed, and millions Of dollars be earned
by saving them, for the majority OF
fires occur other from carlessness
or crime, and nothing like adequate
attention is devoted TO this state Of
affairs. Notwithstanding there are
no politics in it, there are few ques-
tons Of such Importance In this coun-
ry as this growing destruction Of
property by fire. and while officials
high in power may pass IL by on the
other side IL will nevertheless burn
its way into the minds OF the masses
through their pockets. But why
wait for severer chastenipgf Wont
$4,000. 600 q month answer.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18

Testing 10 over with me forever;
:. Life 10 too sober at q ty.one;
No longer / worship tn, witty and eleveri
Ihinss that amused me loathe snd thuo,
have como TO the summit and now begun
To sink TO the vale on the other SIDE;
There's damp In the air-thsre's g'sem
on the SUI,
Whose waning the vapors Of orcus hide.
Ard my fellow traveller, left and right, /,
Fall sway from the track, as We downwaid
HE,
To thsi; several honest they are not in
But hear the bells a. they bid oodby'
How lonely / feel as get more nigh
To my destined ma dismal place
ehut from ali glimpse Of the goedly sky
And the sunshine Of every friendly face.
Yet what Is to drsadf There's master
there
Full Of pity. to welcome the weary guest;
VINO will bind the foot sore. and have
OF every poor soul that feeks bis rest.
Iuembls TO 80 TO- him unconfe,fed
boar Him no letter, from priest or Pope
But l carry a passport within my breast
o. His own sure woodland a deatnlesi
hope.
Thomas W. Parsons.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18
0oethe's Hamlet"
60

Two girls were sitting on a yeranda
al Elberon with . matron the other
morning. They attracted much al.
teution by their magnificent cos.
tunes. The woman had on hand.
painted satin wrapper, and an
artistic gentleman sauntered up for
a nearer view OF the wonderful vine
Of westeria that climbed her robust
person IRON ground 10 throat. she
was reading the morning newspaper
aud commenting thereon. This was
what he heard:
Tho florist 'begs 10 announce that
his gladiolus exhibition will begin
next Monday. Ill bet tl that my
husband won't miss that. He'll see
Sullivan every time he gives one Of
his matches" She read again
Although too old aud heavy Tor the
character, II 18th will make Ham.
let his pieos de resistan,e the com
ing season"
Yves, ] seen him 10 that piece last
year" taid one OF the girls.
| hANh liNNNN aHhtu Tue OineF,
Tho piece Of resistance" good.
nAiuredly explains the matrop; IL
mean Hamlet
well, It's the same piece. Ham
let is the best Of Schillcrs plays"
"Sohillcr's2 Why, il ain spelled
that way here" protested the reader
IL don't mean Schiller, but
Goethe" corrected the girl.
Aud her friend said: "Ol course
Goethe. ] saw Booth play IL myself
often aud often. II was written on
purpose for him, but he's gettinI
tired OF Il, aud Is letting other folk,
play II. just as Mckee Rankin Lett
that other fellow play The Danitos,
and Neil Burgess lets that man play
Widos Bcdottc.
The earrings in their intellectual
heads would have paid q years ronta
Of q thcatcr, aud the hand. paintc,
satin morning dress had cost as muol
as poor Shakespeare ever made ou
of his plays.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18
swl 1T JUNAs
"vsrwsi's dsch. du List so sohon. )"

Oh stay, because thou art 90 tair,
Sweet ros. month, sreen and sunny juno
With nee dies n ssic from the air,
The blaekbird's and the thru stie's tune,
Oil stay, Sweet June, deiay
With thee will fade the blossomed mead,
or Hll It's starred profusion shorn,
TIE nightingale WI ccasc TO feed
The nisat with N usic half forlorn;
Then stay, Sweet June, delay
With thee the sun his topmost tower
VIII leave 70 take his southwark way,
Then earlisr every vasypl flower
Must fld, " mourn his lessensd ray;
Oh stay, Sweet June. delay |
Tho woodland darkens with thy death,
The green leaves lose their fire. shett graoe
The years Of rye with Thy last breath
Youth laushipG dimples leav. his face;
Then stay, Sweet June, delay.
Thy wild rose dat ces on It's thorn,
It's grace ana sweett ess hll the air,
AL loveliest thing, In thee are born,
Then stay beosuso thou art so fair;
Gal stay, Swest Jus. delay
Maxwell Gray,
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18
street Car Cameiy.

Conductor lgrufIly 10 doubtful
passengcr)-llaye | rot your , oont.i
Passenger (blapdly)-'Really, old
ohappie, ! can say.
Conduotor--Woll, you ought TO
know.
Passenger with perfect compos;;
uro)-No, my dear fellow, you, II
apybody, ought TO kaow. l gave you
A hall dime as YOU passed through a
lew minutes ago; but whether Il
miaFles It's jingle with the other
coins In you. melodious pocket o. re.
oses scrcnely In the stocking o. our
African sister In the corner there'
for whom you just changed aquarte.l
Il difficult for me 10 decide. =
Conduot)r-fuppy, aibt yert
Psssenger--Not TOO funny -.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18
The Ned Non nc Fort Pick e..s.
Savannah Eevs.

Since the Indians have arrived at
Fort Piokcns the government has
had a flag staff erected there, aud
now has the American dag flying
from IL. The Indians, about fifty,
including men, women and children,
have the fort for their exclusive use
now. Heretofore the guard Of sol.
diors also lived inside the fort, but
now thoy live in houses outside the
fort. There are about ten OF them
on at time; that is, ten men com
pose the whole guard, with one man
walking past at the gate Of the fort.
About every week the guard is re-
lievcd by detachment from Fort
Barranoas. There arc not as many
visitors TO Fort Pickens now as
there have been. IL is amusing TO
see some OF the lady visitors. They
will 90 into perfect ecstacy OF dc.
light over the little papooses, aud
the bucks they will scrutinise very
closely, but they stand and bear the
scrutiny with stolid indifference.
There was one lady from Ohio, who,
while performing the scrutinizipg act
was telling some gentlemen who
we're with her about the ravages
they bad committed, aud OF receiv-
ing letter from her sister, who
lived where these Indians had done
most mischief, and not ten minutes
later sho was looking for Geronimo
TO get piece Of his hair, for which
she was going 10 give him L gold
breastpin which she wore. When the
request was made known TO him he
refused 10 make the exchange. Much
as he would like 20 have had the pin,
he would not sacrifice q piece OF his
hair for H. The old fellow is very
sharp in q business transaction. One
day there we're some sharp visitors
there, and lac wanted 10 trade photo
graph Of an actress for q gold watch
charm which a gentleman had on.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18
Lswiiion Jeurhai.


The clerks aud probate Offices on
Paris Hill are places where good
stories can be heard at any time, but
more especially during the sitting Of
the Probate aud lnsolycnt courts.
The Hon. John Y. Swasoy, Of Easion,
the best story teller OF tho bar, Is
generally loaded" aud always tai os
a hand 10 the exercises.
II once knew an old fellow who
spent a whole life time Of iniquity
aud When he saw that his days were
nearly pumbercd. he wanted 10 Join
the church, but they told him there
wasn't any vacancy"
A brother lawyer asked
"Whoto was that, John3"
"Oh, that was over on tho An.
droscog ain, said Swascy.
"Woll, -, who was A mem.
Der Of that church, died soon after.
and then the old fellow put In a new
application, and though they hardly
wanted ~ take him in, they couldnt
well refuse under the oircumstanoes'
Alter somo delay aud an in,os,iSa.
ton. he was allowed 10 take Inc
oath
N"""
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18
RELIGIOUS OPINION.

The st. Louis Christian Advocate
(Methodist) calls attention to the
fact that some Christians are lib
eral with everything except their
money"
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18

Psng Ma ha been tried and nev,,
iaand wanlirg. Hold lac, 10 that
which Ia good
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18

Ga Bishop Boone's objection to
the Chinese Church League" and
his direction that the missionarie
must abandon the league or leave
the mission" the Independent says
" A very grave question would seem
to be raised by Bishop Boone's fiji.
cial interpositiou as 10 the policy OF
the Board Of Missions. The Board
OF Missions is potentially the Protes-
tant Episcopal church. IL is under
the direct authority OF the General
Convention, and represents the
whole church. 1t cannot be denied
that the policy Of the church at
home is federation, at the very least,
Of the Catholic school. The teach
ipgs OF Messrs. Graves and Partridge
would find plenty Of support, Epis-
copal aud otherwise. How, then,
can the Board Of Missions sustain
policy in China that would not be
sustained at homer
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18

About $4,000. 90 worth Of prep.
erty -, been annihilatcd IN tho
Ijni ~ atcs thus far 10 this pcace-
~ VIII our Lord lSa-not by
fon ,n. pr riolous strikers, but
" sno All 'no" This country Is 10
rer, aud Il is avery
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18

The Gospel Age (Baptist) says:
" Most OF the old line companies col
lect two or three times as much in
premiums for the same amount Of
innirance aa tho Iife
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18

Mr.. Richard ii. Thornton says in
his concluding paper on The Old
English OF the PsaIter" in the Church
Magazine: Several corrections
ought TO be made by our printers, In
order 10 restore the psalter 10 its
proper form. The musical colon has
been dropped without any warrant.
In Psalms wi. IL, CIV. Al, and cxxxv.
4, the note Of interrogation after
Rorwhy should be erased, and the
word should have its hyphen. False.
hood in Palm Nv. 2, aud lies In Psalm
v. 9, should give way 10 leasing. In
Psalm Xix. IL, dominion should be
domination in Psalm lyi. 8. wander.
iugs should be fittings, aud in Psalm
xviii, IL, lain should be lien. The
editions, which are not entirely uni.
form. ought TO be hArmoniEed with
some early aud accurate copy; and
no further change ought to be per.
mitted. The Psalter Of the six
tecnth century is not only manual
OF devotion, but . treasure Of phi
loloy."
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18

y sscri''e ,or.,he appeal.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18

The Church Magazine says: 1T is
too often the case that the deyout
habits OF home are laid aside in the
summers outing. IL requires a good
deal OF courage, quiet, unquestioning,
10 so control the little family circle
that the happy, devout tone Of home
life, the family prayer, the lovi, <
talk upon the daily reading, or what.
ever else keeps up the devotional
habits OF the family. shall not be
lost. Of course we are on our vaca.
ton 10 q strange surrounding, and
there must be some relaxing OF the
usual rule. But some things we
ought not TO lay aside, but always
carry with US as we do our good
manners, aud the loving recognition
In all places Of the family ties aud
many another habit that others
would be surprised to see US lay
aside for q moment. SO, too, our
household church can be ever with
US"
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18

=. 1t is no wonder, therefore,
that President - is savagely at
tackled in their interest. The last
page Of this paper is worth reading"
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18

A correspondent OF London
journal says =" A friend Of mine, not
long since, overheard a deyotee In.
torpreting 10 a poor woman the cere.
mony accompanying the penance OF
Ash "Wednesday. The priest on that
day, a. he marks the penitonts fore.
head with ashes, pronounces the
text, 'Pulvis es ct in pulyerem re.
yerteris. Ga coming out OF chapel,
this poor woman asked the deyotee
What the words were They're
Latin; that's what they are. But
what do they mabeH Sure It's what
they always says on Ash Wednes
days. Yes, but what's the manin'
OF itG oh, the manin' Of IL. Well,
It's this way Il Is. IL names, In a
way Of spakin', II il don't do you no
good u won't do you no harrum.
The Examiner (BaplisD says:
Another thing relating TO the quot.
alton Of Scriplure-whcn We quote
lot US quote accurately, verbatim ct
litoratim. We speak, OF course, Ia
the main, OF written quotation,
though Il IA well also 10 train the
memory 10 oxaotncss In oral quota.
ton. bapscs Of memory In oral quo.
tation are pirdonAble, though Jude.
sirable; but what cannot easily be
pardoned Is the misquotation OF
Gods Word when one sits down dc.
libcrately 20 write. Ii takes but a
minute 10 turn, with the help OF a
concordance, u necessary, TO any
passage; and Tor ourselves, W. never
trust our memory Ia quoting any
passage, however familiar, but care.
fully verify Il by comparison with
the text Careless aud slovenly
quotation IRON ordinary literature
Ia q mark OF certain detects OF char.
acier. We should distrus, In grave
matters the testimony Of one who
was uniformly lacking In these minor
virtues. But the careless aud SLOW.
emily quotation OF what We profess "a
regard A. the Word Of God suggest,
a lack OF reverence Tor the inspira
ton aud authority Of that Word
quito incompatible with our probes.
sion. Correct quo A,ion OF Scripture
IL not q thing OF uifliog Importance
lot us not 10 regard v
subscribe for the "AppeaI.'
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-12-01
BY PRESIDENT BOsTw1oK.

He Purchases 1--WE Lots of Land-The
Derby H ailroad Extension.
President Bostwick, of the New England
road, has bought from Allen Mix piece of
land on Hill street, thirty-three feet front,
bordering northerly on land of George
Hotchkiss sixty-fye feet, easterly on Charles
Mix's land thirty-three feet, and souther1y
on Potter's land sixty-five feet; also another
piece from Charles A. and Harriet E. Webb
seventy three feet on Commerce street,
northerly by lands of George Hotchkiss and
Patrick Kelleher one hundred and forty Ave
feet, westerly by Hill street ssventy-three
feet, and southerly by George Hotchkiss'
land one hundred and forty-ive feet. The
land purchased will no doubt be used now or
ultimately for Derby railroad purposes.
The Housatonic railroad company at its an
nual meeting to be held in Bridgeport De-
eember 10Th will, among things, according
to the official call, 'ftake such action as may
be deemed expedient to constructing branch
road diverging from the main line of the
Housatonic railroad at point in Newtown to
point in Derby, for the purpose of con-
nection with the Derby railroad" The Derby
is part of the Housatonic system of roads
Treasurer Charles Atwater, of the Derby,
said yesterday: F'The work on the new Der
by depot and the removal of the freight de-
pot, yard and shops will probably not be
commenced before next spring, as the work
on the extension to the Shepaug road is all
that the company cares about doing this
winter. It is hard to tell anything about
the matter yet, however, as the officials are
very close-meuthed regarding what i'm
prevements they will make or when they will
make them"